Suggest Treatment For Pimple-like Red Spots On Neck

Brief Answer:
Kindly upload an Image

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I have gone through your query and I have noted down your concern.

I will keep a possibility of either acne nuchae Or bacterial folliculitis, however, I request you to kindly upload an Image for me to have a look at it, so that I am able to guide you better.

You may upload an Image either at "Reports Section"

Or else

You may mail me an image at YYYY@YYYY with the subject line as Attn:Dr. Kakkar.

I would also like to know whether there are any associated symptoms like itching?Pain? etc

Regards

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Brief Answer:
I would like to consider a possibility of herpes zoster

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for the Image. I can see that there are red areas and probably some oozing from the area of involvement in scalp.

After reviewing the Images I would keep a possibility of herpes zoster affecting C 3 Dermatome.

I don't think this is related to a hair cut, though the onset is coincidental.

Zoster usually presents with redness and grouped, discrete, fluid filled lesions which are usually distributed along a dermatome. Herpes zoster is unilateral. There is associated pain in zoster which may be sharp/ shooting pain. Zoster is due to reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) that usually resides in nerve gangion.

I would like to know more details about the nature of pain? Is it a sharp Or shooting type of pain?
Does it affect the other side of your scalp/ neck as well or is it unilateral?

Treatment of zoster would be with Oral antivirals like acyclovir Or valacyclovir for a week.

I encourage you to visit a doctor in your vicinity for a confirmatory diagnosis as well as for the needful.

Regards

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